Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura

Labridae
Blueside Wrasse, Blue-scaled Fairy-wrasse, Blue-scaled Wrasse, Coralline Wrasse, Red-eyed Wrasse, Yellow-flanked Wrasse
  • Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura, Male, WA, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura, Male, WA, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura, Juvenile, Japan, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura, Juvenile, Japan, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura, Male, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura, Male, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura, Female, WA, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-SmithWA
    Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura, Female, WA, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-SmithWA
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Rounded blue to olive head, dark purple rear scale edges on rear half of body, pale belly and red dorsal fin. Females brown with fine pale spots and a pale belly. Juveniles red-brown with white tip on snout and dark spot on tail base. Juvenile and female patterning very common among Cirrhilabrus species so best distinguished by presence of males.
Information
  • Max Size: 15 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 26.6-30.8°C
  • Depth: 2-30 m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
  • Habitat Generalisation Index: 2.4
    Also referred to as the SGI (Species generalisation index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here
Rarity
  • Threats: Exploitation, Habitat degradation
  • IUCN Threat Status: Data Deficient
  • Occurrence: Frequent (16% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Many (98 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields
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